It’s no secret thatStarfieldrequires a powerful gaming PC. Even if you have the latest generation hardware andthe best graphics settings, the game will still crush your framerate. PC optimizations are on the way at last though for Nvidia users, because the latest game drivers improveStarfieldperformance by a small margin on systems that support Resizable BAR.
Nvidia spokesperson Andrew Burnespublished a blogtoday regarding details for the latest driver and the update onStarfield’sPC performance. Burnes noted that the latest driver 537.34 and the previous 537.17 (thanks to an over-the-air update that doesn’t require a manual download) both now enable Resizable BAR. The update improves performance by about 5% on average based on Nvidia’s testing with RTX 40 Series GPUs. Fortunately, RTX 30 Series owners can also benefit from a performance uplift, provided the other hardware in their PC supports it.
Related: Learn more about how Resizable BAR works andhow to enable Resizable BAR.
StarfieldPC performance – Who’s optimizing what now?
While Bethesda Studio Head Todd Howard likes to thinkStarfieldis optimized for PC, it’s already clear there’s room for performance improvement on Nvidia and Intel hardware. AMD users already enjoy some performance advantages thanks to early driver optimizations and similar features like Smart Access Memory, which is AMD’s custom version of Resizable BAR.
As someone that playedStarfieldin the pre-release state, it was disappointing that multiple game and driver updates didn’t noticeably improve the framerates up to launch. Even this Nvidia driver offering 5% uplift comes one week late. It’s clear that more optimizations will be needed to increase average fps in the game, whether that be done by Bethesda, Nvidia, or the modding community.
Nevertheless,Starfieldruns smooth on PC and is pleasing wider audiences with everything that it offers content-wise. The 5% average performance uplift is still something, so grab the latest Nvidia driver update for Resizable BAR support to improveStarfield’sperformance on PC. Also be sure to check outourStarfieldreviewand don’t let the optimization issues deter you from an otherwise grand science fiction RPG.
Kevin Foley
Senior Staff Writer with PC Invasion since 2020, advocate for playing on the hardest difficulty options, and a graphics fanatic. Kevin’s go-to gaming genres are shooters, RPGs, tactical strategy, and environmental puzzlers. His favorite franchises of all time include Halo, Mass Effect, Portal, KotOR, Super Smash Bros., Fortnite, and The Elder Scrolls. When he’s not writing about games, he’s investigating PC tech to see how it can improve gaming experiences.
